Brain injury from contact sports doesn't just affect professional athletes. A new study of amateur athletes who died before turning 30 reveals that many already showed signs of neurodegeneration.

Meiko Locksley was found to have had a degenerative brain disease often associated with football. His father, the head coach at Maryland, is still reckoning with the implications.

Heading a soccer ball repeatedly could be bad for the brain, according to a growing body of research about the potential long-term impacts on brains and minds from frequent collisions between heads and balls.

The identification of a metabolic pathway could lead to answers and new treatments for those experiencing brain fog because of long COVID. 

Columbia researchers have identified brain injuries that may underlie hidden consciousness, a puzzling phenomenon in which brain-injured patients are unable to respond to simple commands, making them appear unconscious despite having some level of awareness.

Sleep loss dampens brain regions that help manage our emotions.

After the accident, Joe Yelverton moved to another state, threw himself into work and tried to numb his feelings. But eventually he had to accept he couldn’t outrun his past

Night brings little sleep and terrifying dreams. Day brings panic attacks and flashbacks. All are exhausted and some think of suicide. They fear their own thoughts, and what those thoughts might drive them to do.

From next season, the legal tackle height in community rugby will be lowered from below the shoulders to the base of the sternum in a move to address concerns over injuries and concussion in the sport. The change will apply across the community game and will be implemented in clubs, schools and universities - at both age-grade and adult levels.